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Rant on Skimpy Halloween Costumes

This NYT article, entitled "Good Girls Go Bad, for a Day" brings up a topic I think about every year around this time. I remember in high school, a girl friend and I dressed up as Winnie the Pooh and Tigger. It was amazing, we had the full on furry costumes, head to toe, and they were awesome. A guy came up to me that day and said "Alicia, what are you doing, Halloween is an excuse for girls to wear as little as possible." That struck me as bizarre. I don't mind women dressing skimpy if they want to, but I think it's kind of sad to use Halloween as this excuse to parade around in pasties, hot pants, and five inch heels.

I went to a Barrister's Ball last night so I was dressed up more than I usually would. Even in a black gown you can feel the eyes follow you. I guess on Halloween there are more people out and about doing it so people assume there's safety in numbers, but don't expect to see Alicia as "Jail Bait" this Halloween. I wonder if I still have that Tigger costume...

Know Your Wine Glass

Make sure you're drinking your wine out of the proper glasses. I knew the basics between the red and white, but the issues of quality really intrigue me. Also pay attention to the cleaning tips for crystal.

Earthquake Update

Apparently three small earthquakes hit Hawaii this morning. Thank you to everyone who has contacted me about my family. They informed me of the quakes right after they happened and they are safe. The power is out and the Hawaiian Electric Company website is down, but things are calming down. News sources are now starting to pick up the story. Updates to come or send them to me if you find them first.

Marriage is Minority

NYT article about the trend of marriage. According to the last census married households in 2005 only account for 49.7% of all households. Ok, yes that means it's a huge minority, but a minority nonetheless. I found this particular paragraph interesting.

"It'’s partially fueled by women in the work force; they don't necessarily have to marry to be economically secure," said Andrew A. Beveridge, a demographer at Queens College of the City University of New York, who conducted the census analysis for The New York Times. "You used to get married to have sex. Now one of the major reasons to get married is to have children, and the attractiveness of having children has declined for many people because of the cost."”

What happened to people getting married because they love each other and want to spend the rest of their lives together? It is my understanding that this exists outside of looking for economic security and desire for children. Things that make me go hmmm.

Goodbye Island Paradise

Hawaiian islands to go under in 80 million years. This shouldn't make me sad, as my life will be long gone before then, but deep down it feels like my home, my life, and everyone else's from Hawaii will vanish. In the very distant future people will read about Hawaii as some ancient island formation that got sucked into the Earth. That is, if humans last that long and the Earth is still inhabitable. Hmm, my poor island home. I guess I'm glad I won't be around to see it destroyed.

Happy Friday the 13th.

So my day started out, unfortunately, not good. I broke my Ipod headphones. Guess I'll have to buy some new ones. It ended up being alright as I went out to lunch after school with a friend and had a mango mojito! Then we headed over to the new Westfield Mall downtown. It is huge and connected to the older mall down there. As the article mentions though, the mall stands in amzing contrast with the homeless people who inhabit that and surrounding areas. I didn't buy anything, but I need to be on the lookout for shoes because I've got a ball to go to next weekend. Eek!

Sign Me Up to Ride on The Jefferson Airplane

Virgin America Airlines christened their first airplane called Jefferson Airplane at SFO yesterday.

The airline, long in the works, is a licensing of Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic Airways. Its first route will be between San Francisco and New York, to start early next year (if all goes according to plan). No word yet if in-flight meals will consist of two pills--one that makes you larger, one that makes you small...

Hah! I hope all goes according to plan because I'd be hopping on that plane ASAP to visit my friends back in New York (yes, I do still have them). I'm hoping for the pill that makes you smaller first so I can stretch out in the airplane seats, saving the pill that makes you larger till landing. Even my legs were right up against the seat back in front of me the last time I flew. Damn Northwest.

Old News by now

You've probably heard about Google acquiring YouTube, but how awesome is that for the YouTube creators? I've been a huge fan of the site for a while now. In fact, I'm working on a little YouTube share-athon with you coming soon. Northern California is home some huge technological companies. I love it. Can't wait for the city of San Francisco to be equipped with wireless internet. Thanks Google!

Aloha

Hello my friends! I apologize for being out of touch, but I had to celebrate my birthday last weekend. Lucky me, I got to do it in Hawaii. This week has been rough with the making up time. Lost season three premiered this week and it was glorious. I'll be back on a regular schedule soon. Interesting stuff going on in the world with the Foley scandal, school shootings, spinach probes, and much much more. Also, go see The Science of Sleep. It might not be the same as Eternal Sunshine. Definitely more of a fantasy feeling, very blurred lines of reality and dream worlds. Overall, it's a good movie about love and I recommend it.